Support to Keep Patients Well at Home
Two of our GP practices are working with East Berkshire Primary Care to trial a new Remote Monitoring Service. The trial is for certain patients who have been identified as potentially benefiting from being remotely monitored. The practices are Oaklands Health Centre and Hawking and Elham Practice.
Remote monitoring enables patients to share symptoms such as blood pressure from the convenience of their own home using an app called DOCOBOAPP TM. This helps to build a picture of what is normal for each patient and supports health care professionals to provide them with the right level of care.
Providing regular health readings using remote monitoring also helps to join up patient care. This means that healthcare professionals involved in your treatment have access to the most up-to-date information, enabling them to make informed decisions about an individual’s care.
If health readings fall outside of what is expected, the Remote Monitoring Team will call to check how the patient is and advise whether extra support is required, such as a call from the GP practice.
What Happens Next?
If you are eligible to participate you will receive a letter and text message, or a telephone call, from your Primary Care Network (on behalf of your GP practice), inviting you to participate. If you consent to being part of the service, a healthcare professional from the Digital Health Team at East Berkshire Primary Care will then phone you to talk you through the service, and to help get you set up. You are free to leave the service at any point, should you change your mind.
The Team will work with you to understand what equipment you need, which will be delivered to you at home. This equipment is for your use only and must be kept in a usable condition.
Join the hundreds of others who are already benefiting from remote monitoring. We understand that the Remote Monitoring Service helps them feel more supported with advice and clinical support when they need it.